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Bitcoin hits new record, this time with less talk of a bubble

Nathaniel Popper, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 01 04:29 AM

Bitcoin is back. Again. Read more »

Crypto exchange Coinbase hit by connection, latency problems as bitcoin plummets

Tom Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 02:24 AM

LONDON - Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Thursday its retail and professional-focused platforms were hit by tech problems, with users reporting difficulty trading as bitcoin plunged towards its biggest one-day drop since September. Read more »

Bitcoin at $100,000 in 2021? Outrageous to some, a no-brainer for backers

Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 11:32 PM

Bitcoin investors, which include top hedge funds and money managers, are betting the virtual currency could more than quintuple to as high as $100,000 in a year.   Read more »

Bitcoin climbs towards all-time high after topping $19,000

Saikat Chatterjee and Tom Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 10:25 PM

Fuelling its rally has been the demand for riskier assets amid unprecedented stimulus programs to counter the COVID-19 hit. Read more »

Virtual gold? Bitcoin's rise sparks new debate amid pandemic

Joseph Sotinel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 12:57 PM

Bitcoin's rally above $15,000 has reignited debate over whether the cryptocurrency is so-called digital gold or a perilously risky bet as investors grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Cambodia officially launches digital currency backed by central bank

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 28 09:52 PM

Cambodia officially launched on Wednesday a central bank-backed digital currency that draws on blockchain technology designed by a Japanese company.   Read more »

BSP 'unlikely' to issue own digital currency under Gov. Diokno's term

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 05:25 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said Thursday its unlikely for the Central Bank to issue its own digital currency during his term. Read more »

PayPal to open up network to cryptocurrencies

Anna Irrera and Tom Wilson, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 11:59 PM

LONDON - PayPal Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it will allow customers to hold bitcoin and other virtual coins in its online wallet and shop using cryptocurrencies at the 26 million merchants on its network. Read more »

Which central bank will launch world’s first digital currency?

Amanda Lee, South China Morning Press
Posted at Oct 14 11:43 PM

Sovereign digital currencies are traditional money, but in digital form, that will be issued and governed by the world’s regional central banks   Read more »

G-7 finance chiefs meet online to discuss digital currency challenges

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 13 09:31 PM

They are expected to agree on the need to appropriately regulate payment services using virtual currencies to prevent money laundering and other fraudulent transactions, according to the sources.   Read more »

Google shifts business to another Philippines-based BPO

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 01:50 PM

Google Philippines said Tuesday it has decided to "shift" to another vendor in the Philippines following a news report that some employees of its business processing outsourcing (BPO) partner were alleged involved in fraudulent activities.    Read more »

Porn video interrupts US court hearing for accused Twitter hacker

Agence France-Presse 
Posted at Aug 06 07:45 AM

A court hearing held via Zoom for a US teenager accused of masterminding a stunning hack of Twitter was interrupted Wednesday with rap music and porn, a newspaper reported.   Read more »

Suspected US teen mastermind pleads not guilty to Twitter hack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 08:11 AM

WASHINGTON - The suspected teenage mastermind of a huge Twitter hack pled not guilty Tuesday to allegations he hijacked celebrity accounts to swindle people out of more than $100,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme. Read more »

Twitter says hackers 'manipulated' employees to access accounts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 19 07:33 AM

Twitter said Saturday that hackers "manipulated" some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack, including those of Joe Biden and Elon Musk, and apologized profusely for the breach.   Read more »

Brazen online attack targets VIP Twitter users in bitcoin scam

Sheera Frenkel, Nathaniel Popper and Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 16 11:45 AM

A first wave of attacks hit the Twitter accounts of prominent cryptocurrency leaders and companies. But soon after, the list of victims broadened to include a Who’s Who of Americans in politics, entertainment and tech, in a major show of force by the hackers. Read more »

Twitter accounts of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, others hit in major hack

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 16 12:06 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (UPDATE) - The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack. Read more »

New Zealand seizes $90 million in assets of Russian cybercrime suspect

Reuters
Posted at Jun 23 06:40 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand police has seized assets worth NZ$140 million ($90.68 million) linked to a Russian man suspected of laundering billions of dollars in digital currency. Read more »

Beware of bitcoin scams, finance dept tells public

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 12:12 PM

The Department of Finance warned Filipinos Tuesday against false information circulating online that seek investments in cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin. Read more »

Bitcoin loses steam, keeps love from cybercriminals

Nathaniel Popper, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 29 08:44 AM

The continuing growth of illegal transactions underscores the difficulties that Bitcoin has had in moving past its reputation as a refuge for scoundrels, even as Wall Street institutions have begun buying and selling the digital tokens. Read more »

Singapore proposes to regulate bitcoin futures

Reuters
Posted at Nov 20 07:08 PM

Singapore's central bank plans to bring bitcoin and other similar cryptocurrency futures traded on approved exchanges under its regulation in response to interest from international institutional investors, it said on Wednesday. Read more »